Mechatronic Systems

2018/2019

Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module

The module is based on knowledge achieved when studying the 2nd
semester on the Master of Science in Energy Engineering with
specialisation in Mechatronic Control Engineering or similar.

Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Have knowledge about and comprehension of how to optimize
mechatronic systems

Have knowledge about and comprehension of how to design control
and/or diagnostic systems for mechatronic systems

Have knowledge and comprehension within different system
identification and/or diagnostic methods

Skills

Be able to judge the usefulness of the used different
scientific methods for the design of control and/or diagnostic
systems for mechatronic systems

Be able to judge the usefulness of different optimisation
algorithms for doing optimisation of a mechatronic system

Be able to verify the different scientific analysis and
evaluate the methods used by means of laboratory
experiments

Competences

Be able to control the working and development process within
the project theme, and be able to develop new solutions using
optimisation to design mechatronic systems and incorporate control
and diagnostics systems

Be able to show entrepreneurship to define and analyse
scientific problems in the area of optimisation, control and/or
diagnostic of mechatronic systems, and based on that make and state
the reasons for decisions made

Be able to set up innovative ideas within the area of
optimisation, control, and/or diagnostic of mechatronic
systems

Independently be able to continue own development in competence
and specialisation

Be able to follow more sophisticated literature, or
state-of-the-art, within advanced mechatronic control
systems

Type of instruction

Problem based project oriented project work in groups. The
project work must be documented by a scientific paper (max. 8
pages) accompanied by a project summary report. The project summary
report should elaborate the project details and conclusions. The
maximum length of the summary report (report without appendices) is
50 pages, and in addition the summary report should follow the
rules as laid down by the Study Board in “Procedure for Project
Work”, i.e. the total number of pages must not exceed 30 + 15 ×
number of students in the project group. The scientific paper will
be presented at a conference arranged within the Department of
Energy Technology, prior to the project examination. The project
should be based upon a mechatronic system to which an optimisation,
control and/or diagnostic system is to be set up. First the system
is to be modelled and different system identification methods can
be applied to determine the parameters of the system. The system
model is verified by simulations and data time series from either a
real system or a laboratory set-up. Based on the model, the
optimisation, control and/or diagnostic system is set up to improve
the performance of the system, either with regard to power output,
energy efficiency, life time extraction, fault detections etc. and
the system should be implemented and verified experimentally. Due
to special technical or scientific documentation requirements, the
student documents the project work in a project report, which can
be prepared individually or in a group within the project theme;
however the student’s special preferences for the semester must be
approved by the Study Board in advance.

Extent and expected workload

Since it is a 20 ECTS project module, the work load is expected
to be 600 hours for the student

Exam

Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam

It is a pre-condition that the student has submitted a
scientific article and presented the scientific article at the CES
conference prior to the project examination. All group members must
be present at the conference.

Exams

Name of exam

Mechatronic Systems

Type of exam

Oral exam based on a project

The project group should orally present the project work and
scientific paper as specified in the Examination Policies and
Procedures, Addendum to the Joint Programme Regulations. The
project group members will undergo an oral examination with
internal adjudicator, based on the scientific paper and the project
summary report.

Additional information

Project on 3rd Semester Mechatronic Control Engineering.

The student may follow a relevant study as a guest student (30
ECTS) at another university in Denmark or abroad, see details in
Moodle. However, the student's special preferences for the
semester must be approved by the Study Board in
advance.